Brief Life History of Magdalena
When Magdalena Spek was born on 7 December 1897, in Holland, Netherlands, her father, Teunis Spek, was 23 and her mother, Hendrina Sloof, was 23. She died on 5 February 1968, at the age of 70.
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1899 · Hague Peace Convention
The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.
1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog
Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.
1917
WWI. Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages, triggering street riots.
Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German spec ‘bacon’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a seller of bacon or a pork butcher, or a nickname for a fat person.
German: topographic name from Middle High German speck(e) ‘log bridge or road’.
German: habitational name from any of the places called Speck, Specke, or Specken.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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